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Gusford Community Primary School
Sheldrake Drive, Ipswich IP2 9LQ
Gusford Community Primary School is an academy. It has about 580 boys and girls aged between 4 and 11. In September 2022 the school was rated ‘Requires Improvement’ by Ofsted.
Particular strengths include Finances, Environment and Admissions. Relative weaknesses include Attainment and Attendance.
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Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been roughly in balance
Environment: About average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite low, while crime is quite high.
Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate is roughly average.
Disadvantaged pupils: About average. Progress in maths is about average. Progress in reading is below average. Progress in writing is above average.
Progress: About average. Progress in maths is about average, in reading it is poor and in writing it is excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)
Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is in balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community. Show details
Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.
Attainment: Poor. Maths attainment is poor, reading is poor and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
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